WorksheetsCocoa Ice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the narrator wanting to find?
a)
Coconuts
b)
A good swimming spot
c)
Conch
d)
Turtle grass
2.
On what island does chocolate grow on trees?
a)
Cuba
b)
Hawaii
c)
Trinidad & Tobago
d)
Santo Domingo
3.
What is the main reason why morning the best time to climb to the top of trees?
a)
Because if a schooner comes into the bay, you will be the first one to see it.
b)
So you can feel the bird's feather ruffle.
c)
So you can be the first to eat a plantain.
d)
Because you can slide down a tree.
4.
Where do cacao trees grow best?
a)
In the bright sun
b)
In the shade
c)
Near the water
d)
On top of a hill
5.
What is a machete?
a)
A big knife
b)
A large rock
c)
The pod
d)
The basket
6.
Cacao is the pod... cocoa is the _____
a)
banana leaf.
b)
basket.
c)
bean.
d)
the way it tastes.
7.
The conch shells must
a)
not be touched.
b)
keep the grass on it.
c)
stay in water.
d)
sit in the sun for a few days to dry.
8.
To make the beans into chocolate you must turn them every day, next mama roasts them, and then the narrator gets to
a)
crush them in a mortar.
b)
boil them.
c)
chop them up.
d)
smell them.
9.
Papa drags his canoe to the river so he can
a)
go hunt for more conchs for mama to cook.
b)
take dried cocoa beans, coconuts and bananas to trade.
c)
take the family for a ride.
d)
make sure it floats before he fills it with the family.
10.
What do you think the narrator does with the conch shell?
a)
After showing it to Jacob, she keeps it.
b)
She gives it to Jacob to take to his daughter.
c)
She takes it back to the canoe to take it home.
d)
She gives it to another sailor.
11.
What is in the bag that the narrator gets from Jacob?
a)
Something that smells wonderful.
b)
Chocolate, jasmine, and papaya.
c)
Banana leaves.
d)
Something that smells like fish.
12.
Papa trades cocoa beans for a bolt of cloth and
a)
Banana leaves.
b)
Balsam.
c)
Fresh fish.
d)
ICE!
13.
what treat does Mama make?
a)
Cocoa Ice
b)
Hot Chocolate
c)
Cacao pulp
d)
Banana ice
14.
The ICE part of the story takes place in
a)
Quebec
b)
Maine
c)
Miami
d)
Santa Domingo
15.
What will Uncle Jacob and the new narrator's dad take to trade?
a)
Balsam
b)
Maple
c)
Ice
d)
Wood
16.
How do they test if the ice will hold a man?
a)
They use wooden planks to stand on.
b)
They simply walk out on the ice.
c)
They let horses walk out first.
d)
They use pole with sharp ends.
17.
What do the men do to help the river freeze solid?
a)
Wet it down
b)
Pack snow
c)
Blow snow
d)
Scrape snow
18.
The ice is compared to
a)
a checker board
b)
a freezer
c)
square snowmen
d)
Mama's table cloth
19.
Ice is only valuable if you can get it all the way to...
a)
Christmas
b)
Florida
c)
Summer
d)
The ice house.
20.
What is used as an insulation for the ice house walls?
a)
Sawdust
b)
Grass
c)
Logs
d)
Air
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